Nouns denoting natural phenomena
- overpressure
- a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure
- focus
- a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
- mock sun
- a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals
- pleochroism
- the phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions
- luck
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
- chop
- the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
- efflorescence
- a powdery deposit on a surface
- brisance
- the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion
- ionospheric wave
- a sky wave that is reflected by the ionosphere
- spillover
- (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure
- motion
- an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
- heat wave
- a wave of unusually hot weather
- systemic circulation
- circulation that supplies blood to all the body except to the lungs
- thermionic current
- an electric current produced between two electrodes as a result of electrons emitted by thermionic emission
- valency
- the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds
- thunderstorm
- a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
- load
- the power output of a generator or power plant
- angular velocity
- (physics) the rate of change of the angular position of a rotating body; usually expressed in radians per second or radians per minute
- pogonip
- a dense winter fog containing ice particles
- mass deficiency
- the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles
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